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If you add SBR to a cement mix, it becomes fast setting. It also becomes more water resistant, stronger and resistant to cracking.

They are robust but need suitable support every 400-600mm and at the edges to stop any flexing. The OP will probably need something thicker than 6mm undercloak

No wonder you can't get anyone in to do it if you are paying peanuts. You do need to remove all loose stuff and any moss and plant life. Cover the gully with a cloth, bag or board and use either hammer and chisel or a jet wash. Then you will need a sand and cement mix to renew the side...

That's a shame. IMO it is one of the nicest materials for a drive - especially when the stone is carefully chosen and combined with some other nice blocks or slabs, rather than just one mass of gravel. It keeps it's appearance too for longer than most other common paving options. I'd be more...

Cement sheets will do, but be prepared for regular repainting. Also if these will be seen, instead of just banging up some 8x4 sheets, consider cutting the sheets down into smaller modular sections and making a vertical or horizontal design. Edit Have a look at MgO boards, they are a lot...

You wont be able to join sections together piecemeal and get a flush surface and tight bond. It will always be noticeable. It's the same with any wet trade work, plaster, concrete, render etc. Colour will be the same with resin, that's not an issue. Joint trims are used to form breaks and...

Do you want 120mm smaller rooms and the disruption, more technical design detailing and issues with services? That's the main consideration. If you have room for external insulation, that's almost always preferable. But there are some detailing considerations to avoid thermal bridging and...

Drop the frame timbers to 100mm to avoid any void in the frame. Make sure that any slightly covex board is flattened so that there are no voids between the sheets. Expanding foam or flexible mastic for any gaps to the frame, as that will be the biggest route for heat loss. Buy a proper...

I'd suggest that the first thing to do would be to think about whether you need to be carrying all those random tubes to every single job - in a van may be OK but in a car?

That was my first thought, and there does appear to be a ash plate between the ground floor windows.

This is for CDM Regulations and as such, a designer or Principal Designer under CDM is not like a normal designer such as an architect. CDM is for H&S not really anything to do with building regulations For a domestic client (the OP) unless a designer (e.g. architect or suchlike) is instructed...

Search for " release oil " or " strike release oil " For a rough surface you need to reduce the fines (finer sand) as they fill the gaps to make the surface smooth. You may also need to alter the bigger aggregate to smaller and maybe courser (less round) aggregates. Or, perhaps spread a 5mm or...

I'd record bullet holes as a medium risk of failure.

Give it a good clean out, pour some cement slurry in it. Job done

Yes models are available that have internally fitted flues. They slide out, a flange opens like an umbrella and then the pipe is pulled back to form the external seal. Gaps are made good internally. These are common on high-rise projects, but not all manufacturers make these. Some installers...

A good installer would have told you about this, and then you at least get options. Is there definitely not a lintel on the external leaf? A Catnic internally would normally be one piece to the external too, or are you using "Catnic" as a generic term for a lintel? That looks like an extension...

Bizarrely, you can't take these closers out and fill the holes as the doors then won't be certifiable (even if certification is not needed) and they won't be classed as fire doors. But you can leave the closers in even if disengaged and everything will be compliant! Remember, even if "not...

FENSA or any approval scheme is for the frames only and does not include any structural or alteration work. If that's a new lintel as the frame is currently supporting the wall above, then it should require building regulation approval - which is a separate thing. The issue with that situation...

These leaves, are they Gunnera? Each end is nearly 2m away from the house. And the OP said it's connected to a soakaway so there's an outlet.

That's hessian. Asbestos was not used like that